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Is Hector a bit up itself?

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BrightnessFalls · 03/05/2012 23:18

Its at the moment between Hector, Dexter or Rudy.

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AllRiseForHerVaj · 30/05/2012 17:19

Hector is very sweet.

Love Rudy.

Dexter is awful. Its a sleb name.

YouFloatLikeAFeather · 30/05/2012 17:03

Love Hector. Much much better than the other two names

littletomato · 30/05/2012 17:01

I love Hector, too. Also the Italian version, Ettore.

TheCraicDealer · 30/05/2012 13:19

Love, love, love it. Especially because of .

5madthings · 30/05/2012 13:15

my dp liked Hector, because of a motorbike racer hector baber? or someone i dont remember, i didnt like it tbh.
Dexter is becoming more popular, isnt charlotte church's little boy called dextor and it makes me think of the serial killer prog, sorry!

Rudy is great! i have one, but we spell it Rudi!! Grin its a fab name but always gets mixed responses on mnet.

evamummy · 30/05/2012 12:57

I prefer Dexter of those three.

I quite like Rudyard but Rudy is too 'rude'y.

Hector has an unfortunate meaning (nor any nice nicknames - Heck?)

mayanna123 · 30/05/2012 12:44

To hector means to bully/torment. And a hector is a bully/tormentor. Unfortunately these words are still used too frequently as to avoid the association in my mind.

Shame is it would be a nice name otherwise.

popinette · 30/05/2012 12:09

Hector is great! It's my 2 years old name and I have never regreted this choice. It's a name with a history, quite rare and posh as well. And yes he is as stuborn as his mother!!

PercyFilth · 05/05/2012 21:57

I wouldn't think of Rudy as being modern, it comes from Rudolph (or Rudolf) which is positively ancient. Alternatively Rudiger, which is the German form of Roger.

messagetoyourudy · 05/05/2012 21:19

I have a Hector so I obviously think it is a GREAT name.

I also like the Dexter and Rudy which funnily enough (or not as the case may be....) were on my short list. We chose Hector as it was a more classic 'old fashioned' name where as Dexter or Rudy felt more modern.....does that make any sense?

Still would have liked to have called DS2 Rudy though.......

FrauGrau · 05/05/2012 21:09

Hector was very popular in Scotland at one time, considered a bit old-fashioned now, but therefore very sweet (kind of in the Albert generation in England)

PercyFilth · 04/05/2012 20:13

Hector was the first of the gang to die.

GoPoldark · 04/05/2012 19:59

I know a Hector, brilliant name.

Hector in the Iliad is a TOTAL HERO.

WithACherryOnTop · 04/05/2012 16:00

Rudy.

Hector is horrid,and Dexter almost as bad.

MamaBlues · 04/05/2012 15:35

I have always liked Hector, it's on our name list also but not sure if I am brave enough to use it
what about for a middle name?

BBQJuly · 04/05/2012 15:23

Hector definitely the best of the three.

mejon · 04/05/2012 14:24

rip Grin. Hector's House for me too but in a good way. Not many people will be familiar with The Slap so don't let that put you off. Much nicer than Dexter or Rudy.

Psammead · 04/05/2012 13:41

Love Hector!

ripsishere · 04/05/2012 12:18

I like Hector. DD had a friend called that. He was a lovely boy.
i wouldn't think of hectoring someone, although I did call his mum Kiki.

Migsy1 · 04/05/2012 12:04

Hector always reminds me of a programme I used to watch when I was very small called Hector's House. It was great but I associate the name with a puppet dog

rachel234 · 04/05/2012 11:58

I would not name my son a name that literally means 'bully' or 'tormentor'. The word is too commonly used imo to avoid that association (sometimes as a verb 'to hector').

I do like Dexter very much though. HAs a nice meaning too:
"Dexter is a Latin adjective meaning "on the right hand side, skillful, fortunate, favourable, proper, fitting". I guess that is where dexterity comes from Smile.

Not keen on Rudy - too rude.

PandaWatch · 04/05/2012 11:46

Also, Rudy is short for Rudolph, no?

PandaWatch · 04/05/2012 11:45

I have a DN called Hector (his mum is Greek). He's a beautiful, sweet, intelligent, sporty, fun-loving little boy (can you tell I'm a proud auntie?!) so I would definitely go for Hector! Smile

hermionestranger · 04/05/2012 11:33

YY to Hector.

Achillies! GrinGrinGrin

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